A zombie has much lower metabolism than a living human Suppo

A zombie has much lower metabolism than a living human. Suppose that a zombie\'s metabolism is one-third of that of a living person\'s basal metabolism. If a zombie catches a human, it will eat as much flesh as it can fit into its stomach, but cannot store the leftovers for later, since other zombies will show up and scavenge the uneaten portion. About how often must the zombie catch and eat a human in order to meet its caloric requirements?

Solution

It is believed that a zombie often feels hungry and so it very often catches and eats a human in order to meet its caloric requirements.Even if the zombie\'s metabolism is one third of that of living person\'s metabolism and that it will eat as much flesh as can fit into its stomach,it is believed that the virus in the zombie does not allow for the same.Rather it continuosly activates the hypothalamus of zombie so that a continued feeling of hunger persists.Even if it had eaten full stomach, it would want to eat again until nothing is left.